The province will
table legislation in the new year detailing for the first time what
information police can — and cannot — disclose to employers, volunteer
agencies and academic institutions about Ontarians who have not been
convicted of a crime, the Star has learned.

'There is a balance
between safety and security of our communities and protection of
personal information,' said Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety
and Correctional Services in response to questions from the Star
Wednesday.

'We want to strike that balance.'

A lengthy Toronto Star investigation
earlier this year detailed how the routine release of police-held
information about innocent Ontarians has ended careers, undermined job
prospects, forced students out of university and college programs and
ended up in the country’s criminal records database which is accessed by
U.S. border officials who have used it to restrict the travel of
Canadians."